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 Within the crowd, most of the guests were people
who are involved in the real estate industry along with Title Center
staff from the new Lincoln office and the Springfield Office, and
members of local government entities.
On hand representing the Title Center was the Lincoln Office staff
Missy Lock and Ally Twente. Joining them for the Springfield office
were Agency Manager and Vice President of Investors Title Dana
Lyons, Agency Marketing Manager Diana Eldridge, and Staff Attorney
Dave Fernandes.
In the group were a number of local realtors including Jessica
Devore, Gaynor Goodman, Diane Schriber, Brenda Short, Linda Barrick,
Camill Tedrick and Tena Schneider. From the city of Lincoln were the
city’s new Administrative Assistant Ashley Metelko and City Clerk
Peggy Bateman. Representing the county were Logan County Clerk
Theresa Moore, Logan County Treasurer Penny Thomas and Logan County
Deputy Sheriff (and Ally Twente’s husband) Chris Twente. The group
was rounded out with Logan County Tourism Director Alice Roate,
Karen Hargis and Nila Smith of Lincoln Daily News, and other friends
and supporters of the new business.
The office is located at 120 South McLean Street in the Farm Bureau
building. The open house had begun at 9 a.m. and by 9:30 the office
was filled with well-wishers who were enjoying a time of visiting
with the Lincoln and Springfield staff while munching on a selection
of sweet treats set up in the back conference room.
At 9:45 a.m. everyone went outside to stand among the bright blue,
white and metallic balloons at the front entrance. The scissor for
the cut was held by Lock, Twente and Lyons with Eldridge and
Fernandez close by and everyone else gathering in behind.
Nila Smith welcomed the group and thanked the corporate staff of the
Title Center for investing in Lincoln with a new office. She
acknowledged all the staff and guests behind the ribbon then asked
Lyons to speak on behalf of The Title Center.
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 Lyons said that the Title Center is very happy
about their new office in Lincoln. She said that Lincoln had been on
the company’s target list for quite some time. Finally this year, it
all came together for the company and they were pleased to be able
to come to the community. She said that the move to Lincoln had gone
very smoothly thanks to the welcoming attitude of the community. She
said that she was excited about having Twente and Lock man the
Lincoln office and that the two ladies were a great fit for the
company as well as being a good fit in this community.
Finally, she said, she wanted to thank all that were at the ribbon
cut for their support of the company, and the company looks forward
to working with them all in the future.
Mayor Tracy Welch was unable to attend on Wednesday morning due to
another commitment. He had sent a message to Smith asking that she
convey his appreciation and congratulations to the new company.
Saying that she would try to say what she felt Welch would say
himself, she told the group that it is very important to Lincoln
that we see new business come to town, and especially to the heart
of the town. She said that these are trying times with good and bad,
but we need to capitalize on the good and celebrate our community
and all that is good within it.
With that, the ribbon holders were asked to tighten up that ribbon
and the scissor holders to pose ready to snip. A group photos was
taken, the entire group helped with the countdown for the three
ladies holding the scissor to snip the ribbon.
After the cut, everyone was reminded that there were snacks inside
and also that Dave Fernandes would be hosting a class on Title
Insurance at 10 a.m. in the boardroom across the hall from the Title
Center office.
[Nila Smith] |
